OpEd

OPED posts are works of reasoned opinion usually written by guest authors or occasional contributors who offer valuable perspectives on technology use in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean region.

Opinion

The data privacy issues in TT’s national ID platform

A country building a biometric database with no enforceable data-protection law is a live risk in the abstract.

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Maximize online impact with content that connects

Staying visible online is hard when daily demands compete with the pressure to post often, stay on-brand, and still sound human

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Your children: More device use means more cyber risk

Shared family devices are often overlooked in terms of software updates and become gateways for cybercriminals.

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Two Hats, One Breach

When an incident is discovered, retain a different provider to conduct the forensic investigation — one with no authorship of the compromised environment.

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When “It wasn’t a breach” actually was

Breaches go unreported because IT says it is not a breach and no one in the room can push back with confidence.

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Planning a comfortable and safe workspace

Practical choices in layout, climate control, lighting, materials, and maintenance create a comforting environment that lasts.

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How small businesses can use AI to boost service and growth

Reduce risk by keeping the pilot standalone first, then connecting data sources only when you know exactly what the AI must do.

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DIY data protection Is costing you more than you think

When your DIY system misses an update — even once — you can find yourself out of compliance.

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Edge AI can boost business operations

The practical path is to treat edge AI as a focused, incremental capability

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Brainstorming a high-impact app launch

Write one sentence that states the app’s job in a workflow, then name one primary user role it serves.

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Why verification technologies will shape the next decade

Trust infrastructure enables identity-backed interactions to cryptographically link each payment to a verified legal identity.

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Strengthening Cloud Defense: The Shared Responsibility Model

Every business process, whether it’s managed in-house or hosted in the cloud, still needs to have dedicated ownership to keep accountability where it belongs.

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How should a newsroom of the (very near) future work?

BitDepth August 10, 2026 2

When generic content becomes easier to produce, the advantage that we have shifts to what is harder to replicate and that is original journalism.

FNP’s halting stumble to dubious relevance

BitDepth August 3, 2026 0

There are 282,000 fixed line subscribers in Trinidad and Tobago. That number has been dropping incrementally year over year declining 16.1 percent between 2024 and 2025.